Arts & Culture - Film

Alexandria's Mediteranean Film Festival to be postponed for one month

Alexandria's Mediteranean Film Festival, scheduled from 9-24 October, will celebrate Military achievements in Sinai's liberation

Stars, taboo sex and death at Venice film fest

The 70th edition of the oldest international film festival opens with the world premiere of space fantasy film 'Gravity' starring George Clooney and Sandra Bullock

36th Cairo International Film Festival postponed to next year

In light of current events, the Cairo Film Festival board of directors postpones this year's proceedings until 2014

Affleck as Batman? Fans outraged

Ben Affleck as new Batman sparks fury among fans worldwide

Iran documentary maker killed in Syria

Iranian documentary maker Esmail Heydari was killed in an ambush by jihadist Al-Nusra Front in Syria, according to Iranian news agency ISNA

Luxor African Film Festival to honour late Rafiq El-Sabban

Renowned Syrian screenwriter who just passed away this week, Rafiq El-Sabban, will be honored at the Luxor African Film fest early next year

Egyptian renowned film director Tawfiq Saleh dies at 87

Tawfiq Saleh, one of the renowned pioneers of realism in Egyptian cinema, died in Cairo in the morning hours of Sunday 18 August

Renowned Syrian film critic Rafiq El-Sabban dies in Cairo

Rafiq El-Sabban, veteran Syrian scriptwriter and film critic who spent large part of his life in Egypt, passed away in on Saturday, 17 August evening in Cairo

PROGRAMME: Japanese Film Festival to kick off in Cairo and Alexandria

The Japan Foundation is to host its annual film festival in Cairo between 15 - 22 August and in Alexandria between 24 - 26 August

Egyptian films to be screened in Swedish festival

3rd Malmo Arab Film Festival to be held in Sweden, 2-8 September, featuring more than 100 films from the Arab world, including various from Egypt

TRAILERS: Eid films debut amid political troubles

Egyptian producers fear debuting films set for Eid El-Fitr, fearing a low turnout in the middle of the current political impasse the country is facing

Pakistan to send film for Oscar after 50 years hiatus

With the Pakistani film industry showing signs of revival, it will submit an entry hoping to get a spot in the contest for the Best Foreign Language Film at the upcoming Oscars

Egyptian artists sound the call to boycott Turkish soaps

Angry with Turkey's stance on the removal of president Morsi from power, Egyptian artists and filmmakers snub popular Turkish soap operas

Gingerly, filmmaker tests limits of freedom in Myanmar

2 years into an army-appointed civilian govt in Myanmar, one scared filmmaker takes a risk on a screenplay on the 1988 student uprising the decades-long junta bloodily thwarted

Pakistan TV preachers battle for Ramadan ratings

Is it a cheap sell-out for ratings or charitable Islam mixed with entertainment? A look into the buzz over Pakistani Ramadan TV shows that offer prizes, prayers and... babies

Egypt’s modern history told through one woman’s daily struggle

Bent Esmaha Zaat, a critically acclaimed Ramadan TV series, sheds light on Egypt's political and social changes since 1952. Ahram Online talks to its director

Comedian Ellen DeGeneres picked to host 2014 Oscars

DeGeneres is the second woman to host the Oscars, after Whoopi Goldberg

Sarajevo Film Festival to feature Egyptian artists

Film festival in Bosnian capital (16-24 August) will include projects from the Arab world, including Egypt, Palestine and Tunisia

Jolie tops Hollywood earning list in momentous year

According to Forbes, Angelina Jolie is Hollywood's highest paid actress with estimated earnings of $33 million in the last year

Syrian war takes center stage on Ramadan TV series

A handfull of Syrian soap operas tackling the country's civil war are airing during the holy month of Ramadan

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